Non-refillable bottle.



P. J. HERBERT.

NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLIUATION MLPD '001231, 19m

Patented May 13, 1913.

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PATR-IGK J. HERBERT, 0F BOVER PLAINS, NE'W YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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To fill whom# may' concern Be it known that ll, PATRICK J. Hnnnnn'r, a citizen of* the United States, and residing!v it Dov-er Plains, 'in the county of Duchess and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Non- Refillabie Bottles, of which the following is a specifica-tion, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. n

. "his invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars and similar vessels provided with a neck, and the object thereof is to provide a vessel ot this' class with an improved neck attachment or construction whereby, when the vessel has been once Filled and emptied of its contents. it cannot be refilled or reused without leaving evidence of the fact.

in the accompanying drawing, I haw` shown my improvement applied to the neck of an ordinary bottle, and the invention is Jfully disclosed in the .tollowiiuar specification of which the said drawing forms a part, in which the) separate parts of my improve ment are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in Figure 1 is a sideview of the neck portion `or" a bottle provided with my improve lication, l have shown at a the neck portion..

of an ordinary bottle such as is usually employed as a receptacle or container' for liquors or other liquid substances, and in the practice of my invention, as shown in the drawing, l.' provide a neck attachment which 'forms an extension or continuation' of the neck, and the construction and operation of which is as ollowe; l The neck attachment o consists of a main tubular shell b2 provided at the topI thereof with a reduced extension c having a central tubular `borre and forming within said shell. an annular top shoulder b, and Wit-hin the bottom portion of said shell is an annular igroove 7) forming, a bottom annular shoulder o7.

Within the bottom of the shell Z1 isplaced a plate c which fits in the groove ti and is provided with a central tubular member c Specitlcatlon o'f Letters Patent.

application ined october ai, 1912.

Patented May 13, A1913. senin No. 725,677.

which extends, in the form ot' construction shown, slightly below the plate f' and to a predetermined distance above said plate, and mounted in thc tubular shell b2 and cen trally and comcntricalllv therein is a tubular casirug a the lower cud d: of which rests on thc plato if and incloses the top portion of thc central tubular mcmbcrfl thereof, and the upper end of' which is provided with a flange il" which tits snugly within the shell b2 and bears on the annular shoulder lf.

The central tubular casing a' is ol" less transverse dimensions than the transverse inner dimensions ot' the shell o and an annular chamber is thus formed between said shell and said casing, and the sides ot the casing d are provided near the top and bottom thereof with `transverse ports or passages d" and d5 whereby the interior of the casing: d is placed in communication with said chamber.

Within the bottom portion of the tubular casing' al is placed a vertically movable cupshaped valve f which is cylindrical in form and which closely fits, but is freely movable in said casing and whichf when in its nor* mal position `rests on the top of the central tubulamnember o2 of the plate c and closes the passage therethrough and also closes the bottom ports or passages (Z5, and placed in said tubular casingr and normally resting on' said valve f is a ball or spherical bod),T f which is also .freely movable in said casing. The central part of the casing d' forms a chamber g which is occupied by the ball or body fZ and the top, of which is only pai`- tially closed, being provided with a central opening f of less transverse dimensions than ithe ball or body f2. y,

ln the top portion of the neck a ol the bottle is `an annular groove a?, and in the bottom portieri of the shell b'of the attachment is a corresponding annular groove a, and in connecting said attac'nment with the neck ot' the bottle a gasket z, of cork or othersuitable material, is referably placed on the bottom oi the shell )2 and the plate c, and said attachment is secured to the neck ot the bottle by means of an annular band 'i ot' soft metal the edges o which are compressed or forced into the grooyes (L2 and a. so as to make a close and firm connection hetween the said attachment and the neck of the bottle.

`Wl1en the bottle has been Illed, in the first instance, and the attachment connected with the neck thereof, as described, the central bore or passage b4 in the top of the shell b2 of the attachment is closed by a cork or stopper in the usual manner, and when it is desired to empty the bottle or dischargea portion of its contents, `thesaid cork or 'stopf the bottle will ow through the tubular member c2 into the casing d, 'out through the ports or iassages d5 and through the annular chain er e then inwardly through the ports or passages d4 and out through the central bore or passage ZJ" in the end ot' the l' floats, and in this event .the valve will again rise to its seat and no liquids can be forced shell band this operation may be con- .tin-ned or repeated until the bottle is entirely AVempty. If'an attempt be made to refill the.

bottle by holding the same inV` an upright position and pouring liquids ther-cinto, the valve f Will at once drop into its seat, as shown in Fig. l, and will be held in this position by the ball or body f2 and no liquids can enter the bottle, and this operation of said valve and ball or body will be the same in any position in which the bottle can be held in an attempt to pour liquids thereinto. lf an attempt be made to 'force liquids into the bottle by holding it in an inverted or partially inverted." position, the said liquids will iow in through the openings f in the top of the chamber g, in which the ball or body f2 is placed, and the valve f and said ball or body may be made to serve as into the bottle.

My improved neck attachment for bottles Leonesa and similar vessels may be made entirely ci.

glass or of any other suitable material, and. changes in and modifications ofi the construction described may be made, Within v'thev scope of the appnded clainn Without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my'invention what l l claim as new and. desire to secure byv Letters Patent 1s The combination With the neck of a bottle or similar vessel of an 'attachment compris#i ing a main outer tubular shell in"the bottom of which is'placed a plate having a central, vertical tubular member, a tubular casing placed centrally and vertically in said shell, the lower end ot' which incloses`the .top of( saidtubular member and the sides of which are provided with transverse ports or passages in the top and bottom portions thereof, the ports or passages in the bottom por tion of said tubular casing beingabove the` n. top of said tubular member, Aa valve placed.

in said tubular casing and vertically movable therein and Inormally resting on the top of said tubular member and closing the bottom ports/,or passages in said tubular casing, andl a ball placed in the chamber formed by the central portion. of said tubular casing land normally resting on said valve.

ln testimony that l claim' the foregoing -as my invention l have signed my name in presence of the subscribing Witnesses this 19th day of Uctober 1912.

' Parisien llitnesses (l ll/lnmnanr, S. ANDREWS.

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